Means for reinforcing walls.



l. J. GILL.

Menus ron nsmroncm wALLs.

AFFLICAYION HL[D'.0CT. 2. l93. 1 Patented Oct. l, lJlh 2 SNUS-SMH l Irv I. l. GILL. MEANS FOR REINFORCING WALLS. Arrucmon mm ocr. z. ma.

Patented Oct. 3l, 1916.

2 illYS- SMIU 2 miTING J. GILL, 0F BAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA.

MEANS FOB REINFORCING WALLS.

Speclcntlnn of Letten Patent.

Patented oet. 31,1916.

Application led October 2. 1013. Serial Ko. 793.060.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I,In\1.\'o J. (iiLL, n eitizen 'of the United States, residing at San Diego, in the county of San Diego and State of California, have invented a new and useful Means for Reinforeing Walls, of which the following is n specification.

In building structures heretofore made the margins of the window and door openings have not been sufficiently reinforced, so that the wei ht of the portion of the wall above the linte tends to deflect the center of the lintel, and the weight of the portions of the wall transmitted through the jambs tends to raise the center of the sill.

An object;l of this invention is to overcome the foregoing -diliieulties bv my special construction for reinforcing t ie walls of building structures.

The struct/ure may be made by bending a reinforcing member into a frame having the shape and proportion of the desired open ing, placing such bent-up frame either in its final position in t'he structure or placing said frame horizontally on a table. and thcn pouring concrete around the reinforcing framesons to, more or less. embed said frame in the concrete and cause the frame tn 'become an integral part of the wall.

In thecompleted structure the frame becomes a form for the opening during the constructimi of the wall and likewise heeomes n permanent reinforcing member for the margins of the opening.

I mav in some instances employ but one form of reinforcing member bent to form n. reinforcing frame. and in other instances I may employ such reinforcing frame to. g1-,ther with other forms of reinforein :nomia-rs. such as rolled rods of :mv desired shape ordinarily ein iloyed as reinforcing members in reinforced concrete construction. 'lhese reinforcing rods may be plain, twisted or of any preferred or desired construction, and when said rods are used they may be suitably anchored to the reinforcing.'` frame.

Another object is the production of suitable bent and rolled forma of reinforcing members, adapted to secure the best results.

Besides the forms of frames invented and employed bly mo in this instance, it is understoodthut may employthe forms o'f metal windo\`iv frames shown and described in my previous invention for building construeton, filed July 11. 1912, Serial No. 708,911, or that l may employ any other suitable forms lwhich I may invent in the future.

I am aware that concrete has been poured around wooden frames and also that metal has been used as a sheathing for wooden frames in fireproof building construction but I am not aware that n reinforcing lnern be! has been formed into a frame, and that seid frame has then been ineorlmrated into a wall as un integral part thereof in the process of nulkingr the, wall so that the frame truly forms a tension nu-niber for the lintel. jambs 'and sill of an openngin the wall.

Other objects and advantages may appear in the drawings filed herewith and'in the subjoined detail description.

The an'eonllmnying drawings invention.

u b ligure l is an external elevation of a wall built in meurdunee with and embodying this invention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmental detail of some of the reinforcingr member.- shown in Fig. l. Fi". 3 isa rcdueed plan section' on line indicated b v m, Fig. L. Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary view of some of the parts shown in Fig. 1 with the window sas-hea in,pluce. Fig. i is un enlarged plan seetion on irregnlardine indicated by .rn-4"", Fig. -L Fig. (i is u perspeetive view of a fragment of om` of the reinforcing frames in the preceding views. 'mentalv planseetion unaloillust nate the Fig. 'l' is a fra gous to Fig. 5. nt including a different form of reinforcing frame.

The wall 1 may bc of any suitable nuterial ns brick. stone. concrete or the like and. if of concrete, may be poured in pince by the use of forms, not shown but wellknown in the art, or Inn be poured in c horizontal -position and su sequently moved into vertical position as shown, for instance, in the'patent to Aiken for method und nparatusl for constructing concrete buildings,

o. 1,023,349, patented April lo. 1912.

The' wall 1 1s provided with reinforcing members of any suitable design, one of the reinforcing members being: bent to form n door frame 2 for, an opening as the doorway 3, md another of the reinforcing. mmbers beingbentto 4form a window frame 4 for a window o )ening 5. .The wall 1 may be further rein oreed by reinforcing members in the forni of rods (l, or thellike, of any desved slinpe a'nd arranged at intervals in the manner \vellkno\vn in the art, though it may not bo necessary to employ the rods 6 in small structures` The reinforcing frames `2, l entirely surround the opleninc's 3, 5 respectively and omlrise tension intel members 'i'. tension )am members 8, iind tension sill members l).

The reinforcing frames 2, 4 ira.)l be lient from sheet or strip metal in the forni shown in Figs. 1 to (i inclusive, or in the forms shown inmy hereinbefore mentioned invention, or may be'bent in any other desired forms; or said frames may be formed from rolled members as in Fig. 7.

In some instances, as in said former inventionand as in Fi r. 7, the reinforcing frames Q, i muy each ie formed of but one piece ofm'aterial, and, in other instances, where the shape of the piece will not admit of its' beingbent at the corners of the opening, the lintel, janib and sill members 7, S, 9 may be provided with initered ends 10 as a chaiinel or groove .2'2 so that, when water works iii between the edges of the. sash 21 and framevfaee 13, capillary at'- traction will be broken up at the channel in -order that said water will not pass the stop and will be excluded from the inside of the window. The channel 2;! also prevents to a maximum degree the entrance of wind as it formsI a cliainbei' or reservoir in which thc air circulates.

The reinforcing fraaie bent from sheet metal as in Figs. 5 and G may be provided ivitli a reinforcing strip 23 fastened by rivets 24 or thelike along the inner side of the frame face 13 so that the faste-ninvs 25 80' of the hinges 26 can be iassed througli the frame face and tlirougi said reinforcing strip.

In practice reinforcing frames ".2, 1 will be placed in those positions where door und 86 window o ienings are desired and, if further. rein orceiuent is desired, i'eiiifui'ciiig rods 6 will be placedrat intervals and anelipred to the reinforcing frames. This ",'iiy all be accomplished in a vertical posi 90 -on inthe manner. generally employed in ,'onneetion with pouring of the walls of in Fig. 2 soldered or otherwise Securelylarge building structures, or may be done lioined to one another. Y

The reinforcing frames 2, 4 niay be provided'at intervals with perforations `11 as in Figs. 1 to 6 through which suine of the constituents of the wall will pass as to firmly anchor the frame in place, and the frame may be additionally anchored, if desired, by connectin the reinforcing rods (,'ittlieretoin iin salta le manner as for instnce by provi ing the rods with hook ends 12 to hook over the edges of the perforatioiis 11.

In the form shown in i ig. 6 the reinforcing Iframe is bentto form a frame face 13 and anchor leg 14 at right uncles to one another and is bent to form a silanting aiiehoriiig lag 15 connecting the outer ends of the fraaie face and leg 13, 14' altogether substantially forinin" a triangular member of great strength. llhe edges of the legs 1 4, 15 are joined in any suitable manner and, in.this instance, the leg 1-1 is bent at its edge to forni a channel llto receive the edge of the ,le 15, and the coint may lbe f urther strengt iencd, if desire by rivets or thelike, not shown..

In the form shown in Fig. 7 the reinforcing frame is irovidediwith the frame face 13, as in tlieorm shown in Fig. G, and .is provided at right angles thereto with iin anchor arial? terminating in a flanged head' 18, said legbein perforated to receive the hook ends-12 o tllereinforcing rods 0. Each frame face 13 is oil'set to form a stop ,1U which is"proviiled with a narrow tongue 20 ada ted to contact with the face of the ,ses 21 said ton ue being spaced lie edges o the sash to forni in a horizontal position in accoidance` with the method outlined' in the hereinbefore 95 mentioned patent to Aiken. W'hen the reinforcing members have allbeen thus placed in position, the concreto is then poured around the frames t0 inoreor less embed them in the concrete and cause them to b`ecome integral parts `of the wall.

I am aware that finishing strips of various kinds have'been anchored in concrete and I dofnot broadl claim such, construction but it is noted tiat I 'form reinforcing 105 wall members into dor iind window frames and that QIl then' incorporate said door and. window frames into the walls of the building structure as integral parts thereof '1n the process ofinakin' the wall, sdtht the' 11 lint/els, jaiubs and sil s hot only have compression members formed by the concrete at the margins of the openings but also have tension members coperating ,therewith and formed by the frames.

I claim: A metal door and window frame comprisiii f a'reinforcing frame providedvat interva s with perforations throu h which some of the constituents of the w may pass so as to firnliy nchor-thevfnuno in lace and also' ao ing seats for reinforcing rods, which may be hooked over the edges of the Egrforations saidF reinforcing frames being i nt to .form a frame face ii'nd an anchor 1,25 leg at n ht angles to one another and to form n s antmg anchor leg connecting the ace nnd'lg all older-ends of the frame together, the ed e's of the legs being Joined together, the ramsfaee being oset to n' form u stop which is provided with n narrow ton ue ndnpted to contnet with the face of u susi, said ton ue being spliced u nrt from the edges of me sash to form n. c nnnel or groove substantially us and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hund nt Los Angeles, Cnliforn'm` li 25th dny 0f September, 1018.

IRVING J. GIL]J In presiones of^` JAMES R. TowNszND, Gxouoz: H. Hime. 

